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The Beaver Island Historical Society advances Heritage Park site work

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TypeEvent
Dates2003-06 – 2003-07
WithinBeaver Island
ErasModern era
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Locator map: Beaver Island highlighted within the Beaver Island archipelago
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Event
Dates
2003-06 – 2003-07
Kind
Construction
Where
Beaver Island
Eras
Modern era
Concepts
heritageconservationconstructioncommunity
Within
Beaver Island

Summary

The Beaver Island Historical Society moved from cleanup toward construction at Heritage Park in summer 2003, including debris removal, tree work, barn organization, parking-lot paving, grading, and preparation for exhibits.

Evidence limits

The update records work in progress and planned improvements, not final park completion or a finished exhibit inventory.

Sources

  1. Beaver Beacon, July 2003, “BIHS moves forward with Park”.
    Reports removal of 27 loads of debris, tree trimming, organization of the barn and artifacts, a four-car blacktop parking lot, grading, donated farm equipment, and planned fencing, signs, and plantings. No public copy of this file is known; the archive holds one and can provide it on request.
    data1 · beaver-island-archive · beaver_beacon · 2003-07_Beaver-Beacon
  2. The held issue scan confirms the July 2003 report.
    data1 · beaver-island-archive · scans · beaver_beacon · issues · 2003-07_Beaver-Beacon

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Beaver Island Archive, “The Beaver Island Historical Society advances Heritage Park site work”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/beaver-island-historical-society-heritage-park-progress-2003/, accessed [date], citing Beaver Beacon, July 2003, “BIHS moves forward with Park”. (and 1 further source listed on the page).

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